 Looking forward to the 2025 conference is becoming more and more exciting as each day passes.
As of current, breakout session proposals are now being accepted, registration is open, and the Keynote Speaker has been announced! It’s difficult to believe that we are arriving at the midway point between both last year’s and this year’s conference! If you’re someone who has never been to a KATE Annual Conference, or if you are someone who has had too many emails come through since then that you’ve forgotten what happened at the conference, it’s always nice to have a refresher. Especially when those refreshers come from new voices and new perspectives on the situation. Pre-service teachers in Dr. Katie Cramer’s English Education program at Wichita State University transformed their experiences into thoughtful blog posts, reflecting on the conference’s wealth of engagement opportunities, learning experiences, and takeaways. Click ' Read more' to see what they had to say!
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Eisenhower High School teacher and KATE member Rachelle Blue has been selected as a 2024 High School Teacher of Excellence honoree! Click 'Read More' to read the press release from NCTE.
Congratulations, Rachelle! It is with heavy heart that I announce that on July 3, 2024, KATE executive board member and KSDE Liaison, Joann McRell passed away after a long fight with cancer.  Joann first became a member of the Kansas Association of Teachers of English in 2019, and for the past five years has served as a board member who worked tirelessly as an English Language Arts Consultant for KSDE. She bridged the gap between organizations, helping KATE grow stronger with its relationship to KSDE, as well as with other organizations like College Board. She presented at many conferences, helped to create scholarships and funding to help new teachers find support through the organization, and was a fierce advocate for childhood literacy and stressed the importance of text complexity in the classroom.
Whether you worked directly with her or only attended one of her workshops or sessions, Joann’s sincerity, honesty, commitment, and loving personality shone through all that she did. Joann had a vision for teachers and students in English Language Arts. She was a beloved educator, mother, grandmother, friend, and colleague. Specific details regarding funeral services visitations, flowers, cards, and memorial donations can be found alongside her official obituary on the Roberts Blue Barnett Funeral Home website. Feel free to share your own memories of Joann in the comments section on our Facebook page or here on KATE PAGES. – Nathan Whitman, KATE President
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